The UK Government has given itself until the end of next year to get its act together on accessibility, after which any .gov.uk site failing to achieve the minimum, Level Double-A of the W3C Guidelines will have its domain withdrawn. This brave, nay, foolhardy commitment could conceivably result in carnage across national, local …

Not all government websites, then...

Orwellian

Whilst I sympathise with disabled people -I used to maintain a website for a wheelchair-user sport- I nevertheless find this whole 'Accessibility' thing more than slightly Orwellian.

The underlying principle seems to be, "If certain sectors of the population cannot make use of your product or service, then you must not make that product, or offer that service" - Or if you continue to supply it, then you must remove those components which some people cannot make use of.

If taken to its logical conclusion, we would literally be left with nothing.

Mendacity rules. O.K.

What a cargo of aged shoemakers. If you can conceive of a politician willingly giving up a power because of self doubt I shall show you the new messiah. Having granted themselves an introduction to a modicum of control it is their natural continuation to increase that power not relinquish it. Can you imagine ANY politician voting himself out of power? I'm sorry but the concept is impossible to imagine. Frank Offord.